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Iroquois River Bridge

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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

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Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Iroquois River on CR 350W
Location
Newton County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1879
Builder
- Cleveland Bridge & Iron Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Pinned wrought iron Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 134.0 ft.
Total length: 136.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.0 ft.
Also called
County Bridge #82
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.82017, -87.46396   (decimal degrees)
40°49'13" N, 87°27'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/460874/4518897 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Kentland
Inventory number
BH 44250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com